Kentucky History Drive

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Buffalo Trace · Loop 2: Glenn's Creek distilleries

Glenn's Creek distilling history just south of Frankfort: Buffalo Trace, a National Historic Landmark; Col. E.H. Taylor Jr.'s 1887 Old Taylor Distillery; the former Old Crow Distillery; and the Oscar Pepper Distillery, where James C. Crow worked on sour mash and barrel-aging methods.

Loop 1: Capital and the river · Loop 2: Glenn's Creek distilleries

Stops

  1. 1. Buffalo Trace Distillery (George T. Stagg Distillery)

    PublicReservation neededNHL 2013. Working distillery; visitor tours by reservation.

    Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013 under the George T. Stagg Distillery name; it was allowed to keep operating during Prohibition to make whiskey for "medicinal purposes." Sources: Grokipedia: Buffalo Trace Distillery; Buffalo Trace Distillery

    No story yet for this stop.

  2. 2. Castle & Key (Old Taylor Distillery)

    PublicPaid admissionReservation neededFounded 1887. Working distillery; tours and tastings by reservation, fees apply.

    Col. E.H. Taylor Jr. founded the distillery in 1887; the restored grounds are now Castle & Key. Sources: Castle & Key

    8.9 mi, about 19 min from stop 1
    E.H. Taylor Jr. and the Bottled-in-Bond Act, 1897 →

  3. 3. Glenns Creek Distilling (former Old Crow Distillery)

    PublicLimited hoursPaid admissionOpened 2013. Small working distillery; check hours before visiting.

    Glenns Creek Distillery began operating in 2013 in part of the former Old Crow Distillery. Sources: Grokipedia: Old Crow; Glenns Creek Distilling

    1.1 mi, about 4 min from stop 2
    James Crow on Glenn's Creek →

  4. 4. Woodford Reserve (Old Oscar Pepper Distillery)

    PublicPaid admissionReservation neededNHL district. Working distillery; tours by reservation, fees apply.

    Elijah Pepper's distillery, later the Oscar Pepper Distillery, where James C. Crow worked in the mid-1800s on sour mash and barrel-aging methods; a National Historic Landmark. Sources: Grokipedia: Woodford Reserve; Woodford Reserve

    4.8 mi, about 13 min from stop 3
    James Crow on Glenn's Creek →

Directions cover the public stops only. Access, fees and hours are general; verify before visiting.

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